PHP < 4.4.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 17710

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is older than 4.4.4. As such, it is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

- The c-client library 2000, 2001, or 2004 for PHP does not check the safe_mode or open_basedir functions.
(CVE-2006-1017)

- A buffer overflow exists in the sscanf function.
(CVE-2006-4020)

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 4.4.4 or later.

See Also

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38322

http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_4.php

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17710

File Name: php_4_4_4.nasl

Version: 1.10

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/18/2011

Updated: 5/31/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-1017, CVE-2006-4020

BID: 16878, 19415